Developers for the iSquare Mall and Hotel, coming to International Drive in Orlando, have made some changes to the renderings. Greg Fox (@GregFoxWESH) has the story.

Developers for the iSquare Mall and Hotel, coming to International Drive in Orlando, have made some changes to the renderings. Greg Fox (@GregFoxWESH) has the story.

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Updated: 7:02 PM EDT May 21, 2015

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WEBVTT THE AVERAGE COST FOR RENT WENT UP TWO PERCENT TO $1,300. THE MOST LUXURIOUS NEW HOTELS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA COULD TRANSFORM THE LOOK OF INTERNATIONAL DRIVE. A BIG MALL WOULD ALSO BE PART OF THIS MAJOR PROJECT. RIGHT NOW WESH 2'S GREG FOX TAKES US INSIDE. THAT'S THE 21 STORY FOUR POINTS BY SHARE ATON HOTEL AT CORNER OF INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AND KIRKMAN ROAD. NOW IMAGINE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE DRIVE, TWIN HOTELS NINE STORIES TALLER THAN THAT WITH A HUGE MALL IN THE MIDDLE. THAT'S THE EYE SQUARE PROJECT. WHEN WE FIRST TOLD YOU LAST AUGUST ABOUT THE EYE SQUARE MALL PLUS HOTEL IT WAS GOING BE A SINGLE BUILDING WITH 750 ROOMS AND A MALL. BUT THAT'S CHANGING. A PROJECT LIKE OURS IS MORE OF CREATING THAT HYPE AND MAKING PEOPLE FEEL THAT THEY SAY SOMETHING THEY'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. ABDUL IS HEAD OF BLACK MINE GROUP AND PROMISES HIS PROJECT WILL TRANSFORM THE NORTH END OF I-DRIVE INTO A SHOW PLACE. THE SINGLE BUILDING CONCEPT WILL BE SPLIT INTO TWO. A 100 ROOM CAPELLA BRANDED SEVEN STAR HOTEL AND 600 ROOM FIVE STAR SOLE IS BRAND. THAT'S 150 ROOMS LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN BECAUSE THE ARCHITECT WANTS MORE BREATHING SPACE FOR CUSTOMER COMFORT AND MORE AMENITIES. IT WILL STILL INCLUDE A ROOF TOP REVOLVING RESTAURANT. THESE NEWLY RELEASED RENDERINGS HELPED TO ILLUSTRATE THE LUXURY DESIGN WITH 15 FOOT CEILINGS THAT MA THEEN CLAIMS WILL SET THIS PROPERTY APART IN LURING BIG TICKET TRAVELERS INCLUDING WEALTHY INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS. THEY'RE HUNGRY FOR HIGH-END QUALITY, HIGH END PROPERTY. HIGH END SERVICE. AND SO WE HAVE A MATCH HERE. THE TRANSFORMATION OF THIS CORNER AT KIRKMAN ROAD AND I-DRIVE COULD BEGIN AS SOON AS NEXT YEAR WITH THE HOTELS AND

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Developers for the iSquare Mall and Hotel, coming to International Drive in Orlando, have made some changes to the renderings. Greg Fox (@GregFoxWESH) has the story.